Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-30
ABOVE ZERO.
East of the Missouri River, People Dying
by the Score from the Excessive Hot
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East of the Missouri River, People Dying
by the Score from the Excessive Hot
Weather.
Mondays reports from points east show
a very high death rate. at Chicago one hun
dred deaths, mostly caused by sunstrokc, are
already on the coronrr's books, aud a new
case comes In every few minutes. II would
take tne coroner two days to clear his books
even though another case were not reported.
In many cases decomposition has already
set in.
The maximum temperature was % degrees
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon. At midnight
the tcmuerature was quite comfortable. Five
more deaths from heat were reported In the
afternoon, making twnnty-three during the
day and thirty-eight within iorty-eight hours.
At Pittsburg. A good breeze and
slight drop in tne temperature made
life more endurable, although the death
RITE was the largest known in
years. The mercury at l O'Clock was ris-
Ing, with "a In the shade. At the same hour
Sunday It registered 100 degrees. Seventeen
sudden deaths from heat were reported to the
coroner ~ to noon, and nearly twice as many
persons were prostrateG, who will recover.
Nearly all the factories and mills have tenn
p~orarily suspended operations during the heat
of the day.
At st. Louis the Intense heat continued,
the mercury reaching l02 degrees In the shade.
A cool breeze IN the evening lowered the tenn.
perature slightly, but at midnight the Their
mometer showed but little less than the
average the past week. Forty-three prostra-
lions were reported, but only three deaths.
At Washington ne mercury reached lO2 de-
grees, eight degrees the highest known since
the 1th Of September, 1881, when 1t touched
i03 degrees. Fifteen or more cases OF pros
~tration, five Of which resulted fatally. a
shower of rain in the afternoon cooled the air
considerably.
Indianapolis reported the temperature l0O
degrees at O'Clock. Later IN the afternoon
IA refreshing rain Icll. There were fourteen
prostrations during the day, three Of which
viii result fatally.
There was but little diminution IN the TEN.
p~crature at Philadelphia, and up 10 noon sS
deaths from prostra;ior were reported. Al
noon the thermometer registered 30. inlrtY'
one deaths were reported ana seventeen OthtTs
were overcome, but most OF them viii recover,
There were eighteen deaths from Leaton sun
day and five on Saturday.
At Cincinnati the thermometer reached 100
Seyenty-one prOstratiOns were reported, OF
which twenty-five were fatal. Adviceh iron
country towns in Ohio, Indiana ana hentuckJ
report numerous prostrattons. At moor
the signal service observer report
Ell the thermometer 81. There have been six
teen prostrations by the heat to-day already
and six deaths.
At Louisville the weather was hotter thar
ever, and the thermometer ran up To 100 de
grees and stood there nearly all day. A dozer
cases of sun stroke were reported, foui
fatal.
Lynchburg, Virginia, says 1t was the hot
test day ever recorded in that city. Ih'
thermometer at 2 p. IN. registered lC6 In TIT
shade. Business practically suspended.
Six deaths, resulting from the extreme hea
OF the past few DAYS, were reported at thu
Milwaukee health Office, making ten f%ataiitiet
In all.
Twenty-one deaths have occurred In Rock
ford, Illinois, the past three days. Nesrivs ~
were children. Que suaue'
Ar Richmond Virginia .aths.
rangad srom 100 10 Zoe Gkc0lina, 1t was the
WaSv nrostrat,or =. The thermometer
Charlc-.-. XIX the afternoon.
10, nioioo int, three persons
Fort Monroe, Virg Al aleigh North
mercury reached lO4
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